Convoy delivers aid to Gaza 
305 trucks carrying 6,000 t of humanitarian aid, along with eleven ambulances, departed from Cairo (Egypt) en route to the Gaza Strip on Sunday, 26 January. The lorries are loaded with medical supplies, equipment, medicines, large quantities of food and bottled drinks, milk... mehr
Cleverly combined for sustainable transport
For two years now DB Cargo BTT has been transporting tank containers with methylene diphenyl isocyanate from Germany to Poland on a daily basis for Covestro. This concept has now been further optimised. For the first mile, trucks fuelled with biofuel now transport the... mehr
BNSF upgrading and extending network
The US Class I railway BNSF is set to invest USD 3.8 billion in its network. The largest component is devoted to maintenance projects, including replacing and upgrading railtracks, infrastructure such as ballast and rail ties, and maintaining rolling stock. It will consist of... mehr
Chilean rail logistician modernising loco fleet
Transap in Chile is investing in fleet renewal and to this end has ordered four C30ACi locomotives from the US manufacturer Wabtec. The investment is required due to growing business and is in line with Transap’s strategy to offer more efficient, safe and sustainable railway... mehr
A pioneer, despite the challenges
The conversion of truck fleets to e-trucks is one of the most difficult tasks in logistics worldwide, requiring a certain pioneering spirit, as e-trucks cost up to three times more than conventional diesel units. Their range is also significantly shorter, and suitable charging... mehr
Access to UTA petrol station network
UTA Edenred and Daimler Truck are expanding their partnership to supply Mercedes truck drivers on the road. To this end they’ll make their offer for the public re-charging of battery-electric Mercedes trucks available in Italy and Spain, amongst others. The service is already... mehr
Dachser fleet and business growing
The haulier Dachser reached two milestone recently. The first one concerns the introduction of its 100th fully electric truck for food logistics distribution. The 16 t ‘Volvo FL Electric’, which weighs more than 3.5 t, has a refrigerated body and will commence deliveries of... mehr
CO2 avoidance and reduction certificates launched
The certificates, introduced by Etihad Rail in the UAE, quantify and validate the carbon savings businesses achieve by choosing rail over alternative transport modes, directly contributing to the UAE’s decarbonisation goals. It is the region’s first-ever ‘CO2 Emission Avoidance... mehr
Dry-ice logistics with an H2 lorry
The industrial gases company Nippon Gases and its transport partner, the liquid bulk specialist Hoyer, already embarked on the path to sustainable transport solutions in the industrial gases sector in Germany with natural gas-powered transport vehicles five years ago. Now the... mehr
Azeri-German partnership on the Middle Corridor
The Azeri company Ady Express, a subsidiary of Azerbaijan Railways, and the German logistician Hellmann have completed their first joint cargo transport on the Middle Corridor of the New Silk Road. The blocktrain transported 55 feu carrying mixed cargo. It departed from... mehr